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INSIGHTS AND TOOLS TO EMPOWER CHANGE
Reflections on Well-Being, Contentment, Psychological Science, Cognitive Behavioral and other Evidence-based Therapies


Understanding Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for Trauma and PTSD
Cognitive Processing Therapy is a highly effective, evidence-based treatment designed to help individuals recover from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related symptoms.
Apr 17


Operant Conditioning: Shaping Behavior through Reinforcement
Operant conditioning is a method of learning in which behaviors are influenced by their consequences: rewards or punishments.
Mar 25


Learned Helplessness & Depression in Adults
Learned helplessness occurs when individuals repeatedly experience situations beyond their control, causing feelings of powerless.
Mar 15


How do Core Beliefs Shape Our Thinking?
Core beliefs are deeply held convictions about ourselves, others, and the world. These beliefs act as internal lenses and shape our views.
Feb 7


CBT-I: Therapy for Insomnia and Sleep Problems
Sleepless? One of the most effective and widely recommended treatments for insomnia is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).
Jan 3


What is TEAM-CBT therapy?
TEAM-CBT is a framework for providing evidence based psychotherapy developed by Stanford psychiatrist Dr. David Burns, MD.
Dec 1, 2024


Impostor Syndrome: Do I have it?
Many high achieving individuals, despite their objective accomplishments, persist in holding a belief that they are unworthy of success.
Nov 8, 2024


What causes emotional suffering? Needs vs. Wants
All of emotional suffering in the human race comes from us conflating ‘needs’ and ‘wants.’ Let me explain.
Oct 15, 2024


Negativity Bias: How to Shift Your Perspective for a Healthier Mindset
Negativity bias is a psychological phenomenon where negative experiences, thoughts, or emotions disproportionately influence our cognitions.
Sep 4, 2024


What are Core Beliefs in CBT
In CBT, core beliefs are the deepest level of negative thinking patterns. These are fundamental assumptions we hold about ourselves.
Aug 20, 2024


Health Benefits of Walking
Walking can reduce stress, ease anxiety, and combat that nagging desire to do nothing that comes with a clinically significant depression.
Jun 3, 2024


Depressive Triad: I suck, the world sucks, and it will be like this forever!
When someone is depressed, there are three common themes to the content of their thoughts: negative views of self, the world and the future.
May 6, 2024


A Bit about Positive Psychology
What if we didn't have to get unwell to begin with? There is a whole field of psychology focused on that: Positive Psychology.
Apr 4, 2024


Fight or Flight?
See what happens in our body when our brains perceive a possible threat (yes, it is just like it was for our cavemen ancestors).
Feb 29, 2024


CBT Operates Between Stimulus and Response
"Between stimulus and response there is a space" underscores the core principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in empowering change.
Nov 20, 2023


Self-compassion and Psychological Wellbeing
Self-compassion is not about being selfish or self-indulgent. It is about recognizing that we are all human beings who make mistakes.
Apr 19, 2023


Too much Stress? The Yerkes-Dodson Law
Some stress is good. Too little or too much may lead to subpar performance. The question is how to modulate the stress. Enter Yerkes-Dodson.
Apr 6, 2023


Anxiety vs. Fear: What is the difference anyway?
Fear is to anxiety as concrete is to imagined, actual is to forecast, or today is to tomorrow. In CBT, we address both with effective tools.
Mar 17, 2023


Length of Psychotherapy: How long will I be in treatment?
CBT is a focused model of therapy that aims to reduce current symptoms, address specific problems, and build skills in a short time period.
Feb 28, 2023


Empathy: What is it, really?
Empathy is a fundamental ingredient of any psychotherapy treatment. It is so important in TEAM-CBT that it gets its own acronym letter "E".
Feb 8, 2023

Empowering Change
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
- Viktor Frankl
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